Roof flashing and retaining means therefor



Oct. 25, 1938. W. H. c:A NESS 2,134,275

ROOF FLASHING AND RETAINING MEANS THEREFOR Filed Sept. 25. 1937 l A n lml/4 /Vfs' INVENTOR,

I l ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 25, 1938 i UNITED STATES PATENT yoriiflc'ziz THEREFQR y *oWilliam H. O. Ness, Los'ngeles, Calif. lApplication September 25, 1937,Serial No.l 165,708 12 claims. 101. 10s- 26) This invention relates toan improved means for securing in place and rendering weatherproof theouter edge portions of sheet roofing materials.

.The invention is more particularly intended for use on buildings withat roofs surrounded by a parapet wall having a reglet to receive ashingWhich overlaps the outer edges of the body of'sheet roong materialapplied'to the building; but it may be found feasible to use in othersitul ations the combined flashing and releasable secure ing meansprovided by the invention Among theobjects of the invention are toprovide a ashing and releasable securing means therefor that can bereadily put in place without S; the use of tools and which will securelyremain in place `upon the building until sucha time as it Imay-be deemeddesirable to release it, when it may be readily released and 'removedWithout the use of tools; to provide a flashinglocking maand releasingmeans of an exceedingly simple character which can be manufactured at alow a cost and will nevertheless be of a stur-dy, durable character; toprovide a securing means for roofing paper that will beneat inappearance as Ywe11 as effective in its weatherproong features.

and which will therefore be particularly desirable to use on roofsprovided with roof gardens and penthouses; and to provide an improvedcooper.-

ating sheet metal key and sheet metal haspto4 301perform the locking andreleasing functions. ,t

Other objects, advantages and features of in-` vention will hereinafterappear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates what is atpresent deemed to be a pre-r ferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 1is a sectional perspective illustrating the constructing of acementitious wall having the reglet provided by the invention builtthereinto.

.-Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective showing the invention in use as aashing and locking means therefor applied to theparapet wall.

Fig. `3 isa cross section further illustrating the f As viewed in crosssection saidgroove is of a truncated wedge shape, the mouth portionthere- 550i being narrower than its base portion. vThisconstructionresults in the'upper-'and lowerj'sides of said grooveconstituting shoulderslwhich wouldn prevent the regletrom beingwithdrawn through' the mouthrofthe groove even'if said :reglet werenot'cementitiouslybonded to saidgroove atv the time of the building ofthewall. v The reglet strip-12 -is: syr nmetrically shaped, its upperedge being furnished withaninwardly and downwardly directed hook portionIE5 while itsv lower edge has alike upwardly and inwardly directed hookportion I6; this `construction mak* ing -it unnecessary; to guard,againstfpositioning the reglet wrong side up whenthe same is built intothe wall. i s Y Sheet yroofing material 20 is shown in Fig.. 2. havinganupwardly .directed edge portion 2|.

.Said edge portion r2'Igis2 protected by a Ystrip of flashing v22madeofstiff sheet material, preferablyjrust-proof sheetmetal.lSaidfla'shing strip is provided with `anv angularlyl deflected portion2 3 which is,.in turn, rebent -to form a run r24'vl that overlies saidportion 2,3 in a slightly'spaced v relation thereto. The freeedge'portion 'ofrfsaidr run l2 4v is furnished with a lipl 25 directedup# wardly therefrom atran obtuse r angle*- rThe lengths lof theflashingpartsr23, 24 and 25 are such :as` to permit theedge of theVlip-,2 5 kto beA seated within thehook I5 of thefvreglettas shown inYFig. 2. and `tofpermit said lip tobe disengaged fromsaidhookby anoutward swinging kofthef lower portion of the flashing strip, whereupon.the flashing strip-may be completely withdrawn from the ,reglet and wallgroove.

Avlockingfrneans is provided to prevent `acci-v dental detachment of theiiashing from thereglet. Said locking means comprises a sheet metalclip30havingone of its edgeportions furnished with a'rebentlip 3| andhaving*l through it ina spaced relation to said lipa triangular opening`372, which4 receives ao wedge-shaped key 33.A Thev lip 3| of n saidclip v3ll-jforms a Vhook'which may readily be. hooked intothe-.reglethook I5 in an ,underlying relation to the lip l25 of theflashingwhich also is shown` occupying said reglet hook I5. After thishasfbeen vdone and the key 25 wedged into place as shown it isimpossible to swing ythe nashing' outwardly and disengage it from thereglet,V without first removing Vsaid key., It is to be understood thatthe portion of the inserted key above the reglet is in an abuttingrelation to the face of the wall, and the lower portion of vsaid keyclosely overlies the iiashing below said clip.

By preference and as shown said key 33 is made of a uniformly taperedstrip of sheet Ymetal bent along its mid-.width `at a rightangle, itsside apply suicient outward traction to withdraw the and stabilize thereglet sections as the building ofv the wall proceeds. Also saidsplicing pieces prevent leaking of the plastic concrete at'the regletland-lower edges inwardly terminating in symjoints and they reinforcethe reglet strip at these points. They are especially useful in thebuilding of concrete structures Where the concrete is vibrated whenbeing filled into the formsas'isV frequently done in the building ofearthquakeproof Class A buildings.

In Figs. 1 and 3' is illustratedlone method of constructing acementitious wall providedwith the invention. In Vthese views the WallII is shown being built between -aV rear "form 40 and a front form 4 I,said frontformlhaving awooden shelf member 42 preferablytapered asshown, secured to the inner face thereof before the cement is poured, bymeans of spikes 50. Also, before the cement is poured, the `regletsections I2a and-|21) are put in place oversaid shelf, as shown, tacksI2t or other fasteners being driven through the midwidth portion of thereglet and into the inner edge of said shelf to hold the reglet inplaceduring pouring of the cement. It is to be understood that the thicknessof the shelf 42 at itsV Widest part is substantially vequal to the spacebetween the reglet lips `I and I6.

The wide edge of the shelf strip 42 is shown abutted against the formmember 4I in order better to stabilize the attached shelf and regletcarried thereby against the downward Vimpact of poured-in cement; alsoto facilitate the removal of theshelf after completion of the Wall.After the wall has had time to set the forms 40 and 4I will bewithdrawn, as usual, and when this is v however, the moisture in thecement causes the shelf member to swell to such an extent that it isgripped very tightly within the mouth portion of the reglet it mayremain therevs'rithi'nafterv the form 4I has been removed. If such bethe case, sufficient time will be allowed to elapse to, permit the shelfmember to shrink enough to release the grip of the reglet thereon,whereupon said shelf member may readily be `withdrawn Vfrom the reglet.In doing this pinchers may be applied to the projecting pointed ends ofthe spikes 5l! to shelf member from the reglet. Finally, the projectingpointed portions of the tacks I2t will beY cupying said groovevandretained therein by said shoulder portions, said reglet havingsymmetrically shaped keeper portions comprising van inwardly anddownwardly directed hook portion at its upper edge and a like upwardlyand inwardly directed hook portion at its lower edge, and a strip offlashing having an edge portion located within said reglet andpositioned to be retained therein by said keeper portions.

2. In a structure of the kind described, a wall having a substantiallyhorizontal reglet groove in a face thereof, 'said groove having shoulderportions, a flashing reglet of stiff sheet material occupying saidgroove and retained therein by said shoulder-portions, said reglethaving its upper metrically shaped keeper portions, a strip of flashinghaving an edge portion located Within said'reglet andpositioned to beretained therein lby said keeper portions, and means to lock said stripof Vflashing in aforesaid retained position withinsaid reglet. f 3. In astructure of the kind describeda wall having a substantially horizontalreglet groove inA 1 and a strip of flashing overlying an'edgey portion.'

of said roofing material, a portion of said flashing extending intosaidlining member and being normally retained therein by. said hook portion.

4. In a structure of the kind described, a wall having a substantiallyhorizontal reglet groovein' a fac'e thereof, said groove having avertically contracted mouthl portion, a lining member of stiff sheetmaterial lining said groove and re-v tained therein by `said contractedmouth portion thereof, said lining member having a hook portion directedinwardly from the mouth of said groove, roofing material occupying aface portion of said wall subjacent to the mouth of said groove, a stripof flashing overlying an edge portion of said roofing material, aportion of said' flashing extending into said groove and being normallyretained therein by said hook portion of said lining member, anapertured clip partly projectable into said groove and having aliookportion to releasably hook on to 'aforesaid hook portion of Vsaid liningmember, and a key member insertable downwardly with'a wedging fit intothe aperture of said clip, said key member when in its inserted positionpreventing an outward swing vof said flashing, rsaid flashing whenoutwardly swungV being disengageable`- from the hook portion of Ysaidlining member. Y Y

5. In a structure ofthe kind described, a`wall having a recess in a faceportion thereof, said recess having a shoulder at its mouth portion,roofing material overlying said wall subjacent to said recess, 'a stripof v'flashing having a lower body material and an upper deflectedportion extending, into said recess, a keeper member Within *said recessheld in place therein by said shoulder, said keeper member normallybeing interlockedwith soi . '65 portion overlying an edge portion ofsaid-roofing said deflected portion of said strip "of flashing while thebody portion of said flashing occupies a Vertical position, and beingreleasable therefrom when said body portion of said flashing is swungoutwardly from said walljand locking means comprising an elongated keyand means to releasably connect a portion of said key intermediate itsends with said keeper while said key occupies an upstanding positionwherein it prevents the body portion of said strip of flashing fromswinging outwardly from the wall to a released position.

6. In a structure of the kind described, a wall having a recess in aface thereof, a keeper member anchored within said recess, roofingmaterial overlying said Wall below said recess, a piece of flashing alower portion of which protects the upper edge portion of said roongmaterial and an upper portion which is provided with an angularlydeflected portion which is, in turn, rebent to form a run that overliessaid deflected portion in a slightly spaced relation thereto, the freeedge portion of said run being directed upwardly therefrom at an obtuseangle and having an interlocking engagement with said keeper member whensaid flashing is in an upstanding position, movement of said ashingtoward a horizontal position effecting the release of the free edgeportion of said run from said keeper, and a locking means connectablewith said keeper member and when connected therewith holding saidflashing against being moved to a released position in relation to saidkeeper member.

7. The subject matter of claim 6 and, said locking means comprising aclip having a lip which together with the free edge of said run engagessaid keeper member, an upstanding key and means to secure said keybetween its ends to said clip and sufliciently close to said wall tocause engagement of the upper portion of said key with said wall toprevent outward swinging of the lower portion of said key.

8. In a construction of the kind described, a cementitious wall having asheet metal reglet bonded therewithin, said reglet providing within thecompleted wall a substantially horizontal groove with a contracted mouthportion extending along its length, said reglet having an incurvedbackwardly directed lip extending along the upper edge portion of saidgroove and a like upwardly and backwardly directed lip extending alongthe lower edge portion of said groove, a

Y sheet of roofing material overlying said wall subjacent to saidgroove, a strip of dashing having a lower portion which weather proofsthe adjacent edge portion of said sheet of roofing material, saidflashing having an upper edge portion of stiff deflected sheet materialwhich enters said groove and is upwardly rebent into a run having aterminal edge portion seated within the hook formed by said upper lip, aclip of stiif sheet material consisting of a flat body portion and anedge portion forming a lip which is acutely deected in relation to itsbody portion, said clip lip being, together with the upper edge portionof said ashing, nested within the hook formed by the incurved upper lipof aforesaid reglet, there being an aperture through said clip and anupstanding key occupying said aperture in such a manner that the upperportion of said key is in an abutting relation to the wall above saidclip and its lower portion is in an overlying retaining relation to saidflashing below said clip.

9. In a structure of the kind described, .a cementitious wall having asubstantially horizontal groove opening out along a face thereof a sheetmetal reglet lining said groove and having an inwardly directed lipportion along the mouth of said groove, said reglet consisting ofsections tal groove opening out along a face thereof a sheet metalreglet lining said groove and having inwardly directed lip portionsalong the mouth of said groove, said reglet consistingof Ymentitiouswall ,having a substantially horizonsections which abutin an endwisemanner, sheet metal splicing strips of similar cross-sectional shape tosaid reglet sections and fitted within their abutting end portions, thelongitudinal edge portions of said splicing strips being nested withinthe hooks formed by said inwardly directed lip portions of said. regletsections, iiashing extending downwardly from said wall below saidgroove, and means to releasably secure said hashing to the hook meansafforded by said reglet lip. y

11. In a structure of the kind described, a cementitious wall havingtherein a substantially horizontal groove opening out along a side facethereof, said groove as viewed in cross-section being of a truncatedwedge shape with the mouth portion of the groove narrower than its innerportion, a lining member of stiff sheet material occupying said groove,said lining member having a hook portion directed inwardly from themouth of said groove, a strip `of flashing having a deflected edgeportion interiorly engaging said hook, means to prevent theY accidentalwithdrawal of said edge portion of said lashing from said hook, roofingmaterial an edge portion of which is protected fromthe weather by saidfiashing, said means for premouth portion of the groove narrower .thanits I inner portion, a lining member of stiff sheet material occupyingsaid groove, said lining' member having edge portions adjacent to theedges of the mouth or open side of said groove,

at least one of said edge portions being inward- Y by said flashing,said means for preventing thev accidental withdrawal of said flashingvfrom said hook including a clip having through it a triangular openingand a key comprising a uniformly tapered strip of sheet metal bent alongits midwidth at a right angle occupying said opening and having itsoutwardly directed edges in an abutting relation to the wall above saidclip and to the flashing therebelow.

WILLIAM H. c', Ness. n,V

